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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Netflix (481) on 02 Jun 2004

Director Lars von Trier goes mental on his mentor and makes him remake a film over and over and over…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Jun 2004

A complete original. This ingenious, almost indescribable film won't remind you of anything else because there's nothing else like it…

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By Andrew Sarris (502) for New York Observer (1,400) on 02 Jun 2004

A special auteurist treat that's easier to enjoy than to describe or categorize…

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By Lisa Rose (163) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 27 May 2004

It's a game of cinematic Survivor that takes on broader meaning, exploring film as a mode of self-expression and the latent insecurity that…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 26 May 2004

Leth leaves the viewer both exhilarated and maybe even optimistic about the capacity of human intelligence and creativity…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 25 May 2004

The Five Obstructions may do little to win over von Tier detractors - who find his films, like these obstructions, too intellectually schematic…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 May 2004

Watching The Five Obstructions is at once like witnessing two chess masters playing dominoes and like spying on a series of therapy sessions…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 24 May 2004

An unclassifiable film-school exercise--one part documentary, one part psychodrama, and one part mock manifesto--The Five Obstructions mainly…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 Apr 2004

The success of the film depends almost distressingly on the audience's cheeky sense of bad faith toward Lars Von Trier…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for Washington Post (9,851) on 26 Mar 2004

Hardly conventional entertainment, but seeing what happens next provides much of the fun in this far-from-academic exercise…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 17 Jan 2004

An amusing look at idol worship and a refreshing foray into the nuts and bolts of making films, and the creativity that sets the best ones apart…

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By Jamie Russell (254) for BBC.com (1,500) on 13 Jan 2004

A fascinating meditation on filmmaking and a remarkable intellectual exercise…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 13 Jan 2004

Makes you wish he could do the same thing with Michael Mann…

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